Sunday, March 7, 2010

Students, even some parents, painting feet for Haiti

A sampling of the painted feet

Flagler Colleges students - and even some of their parents - are painting their feet to raise awareness of Haitian earthquake victims. Some students are taking photos of their painted feet. Then they are replacing their Facebook profile photo with the feet picture.

Another thing you can do to get into the giving spirit: Text the keyword SHOES to #85944. That sends a pair of shoes to a child in Haiti and other developing nations; $5 is added to your cell phone bill. For more information, see Samaritan’s Feet web site.

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About Flagler Prof

Tracey Eaton, above, reports from a refugee camp in Afghanistan.Eaton is an assistant professor at Flagler College. His blogs include:Flagler Prof - most used to list student blogs, along with assorted photography and journalism blogs.Florida Daily News - a new site that will feature selected student news stories.Coquina, an online magazine created to showcase student work. Some Coquina stories will be crosslisted on Florida Daily News and vice-versa.Background on Eaton:He has been a journalist since 1983. He was a correspondent for the Dallas Morning News for 12 years. He was bureau chief in Mexico, then in Cuba. He writes a Cuba blog called Along the Malecón and contributes to the New York Times' Cuba page.The non-profit Pulitzer Center in Washington, D.C., helped finance his latest reporting trip to Cuba in 2010. Eaton is investigating Cuba's pro-democracy movement and U.S. policy toward Cuba.Eaton is also doing a journalism project on the Huaorani Indians of Ecuador.